bring

/bˈɹɪŋ/BRING

/bˈɹɪŋ/BRING

Meaningto bring

Common meaning: to carry towards

bringto bringSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 77 · scan

Journey through time

Old Englishbringansource B&T
Middle Englishbringensource
Englishbring‘to carry towards’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Old English bringan ‘to bring’.

Roots

bringan Old English “to bring”

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